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    water and sanitation crisis consequently resulted in 400,000 water-related deaths in Africa (Saliu). Additionally, in South Sudan, the water contamination peaked during the South Sudanese civil war. Two primary South Sudan tribes, the Dinka and the Nuer fought against each other, leaving drastically damaged aftermath. The oil infrastructure was demolished, leaving 180,000 to 500,000 people as…

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    “Marriage is a social and legal institution that carries with it certain legal rights and duties” (Boss 2008:371). The traditional marriage here refers to the natural or the normal way that people used to get married, based on the community norms and legal rights toward marriage. Defining marriage is not that easy, because the meaning of marriage changes from time to time. Different people give us different views and different definitions of what marriage is based on their understanding. The…

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    only be study in the natural phenomenon, but it concept cannot be grasp as it cannot be conceptual. The author shift his point to another concept, which is contradicted to both Le’vy Bruhl and Carnap. These concepts are anthropologists Evans-Pritchard Nuer concept of the divine, “kwoth” and philosopher Peter Winch “intelligibility”…

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    The name mercenary defines someone who is hired to participate in an armed conflict but is not part of a regular army or other governmental military force. Mercenaries fight for money or other recompense rather than for political interests. In the last century, mercenaries have increasingly come to be seen as less entitled to protections by rules of war than non-mercenaries. Until recently, these categories who sold military services for money were called mercenaries. Now, they are called…

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    In this essay of an announcement introduction, I’m giving you an example of an announcement introduction; here is my proof.‘’There was more than 20,000 of boys from Nuer and Dinka were were displaced to orphans and other boys escaped from the war to save their lives and were in camps.” In the text Salva escaped from the war to save his own life.He walked a lot and sleep in places,he meet a friend Marial but as eaten by a lion while the group slept.Also he saw his uncle during the walk and was…

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    Hypergamy and hypogamy: Under Hypergamy marriage, the women marry a person from equal or higher social status, higher education and higher caste. Hypogamy marriage is nothing but, a man marries a woman from higher caste, higher status and higher education than himself. Here, after marriage woman gets husband’s caste and status. This helps them to lead a prosperous life. The offspring’s have better opportunities. Isogamy: Marriage occurs mostly among different sex that is hetero sexual unions,…

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    Dominant Caste Analysis

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    He defines the term ‘dominant caste’ as, “A caste may be said to be "dominant" when it preponderates numerically over the other castes, and when it also wields preponderant economic and political power. A large and powerful caste group can be more easily dominant if its position in the local caste hierarchy is not too low” (Srinivas, 1955, p.18). It is interesting to note that he was unconsciously influenced by the Caste Hindu's identity throughout his work. The work, “Dominant Caste and Other…

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    Salva is a young boy in a tribe called the Dinka tribe. They are enemies with the Nuer tribe. A war breaks out while Salva is in school and his teacher tells him to run into the bush away from home. Salva is a character in Linda Sue Park's novel, A Long Walk to Water. The book describes the struggle for Salva, who had to run away because a war broke out. The outline of the story shows that in reality, many kids face this trouble. Salva proves that people are capable of being able to survive on…

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    (Challenge and survival factor 1) Topic sentence: There have been many challenges for Salva in A Long Walk To Water. Challenge Description: Salva is alone after Uncle's death. Challenge Quote: " Marial was gone. Uncle was gone, too murdered by those Nuer men right before Salvas' eyes. Marial and Uncle were no longer by his side they should never be again.'' (P.G 65) Explanation of Quote: This quote explains how Salva is alone and he has no…

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    In his article, Lynch talks to a man that, “sat in the shade of the hospital entrance, as if to guard the nothingness behind him. He remembered what had taken place there. When the Nuer "White Army" attacked, around 3,000 people took shelter in the hospital.” (p. 16&17) This argument is not strong because it only shows the viewpoint of someone that is living in South Sudan and going through the troubles the country is facing making…

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